Transliteration:( Fa am mal yateema fala taqhar )
9. It should be remembered that the seeker of wealth goes to the door of the wealthy while the seeker of excellence goes to the door of the person of excellence. The seeker of wealth at the door of the Sheikh, the seeker of medicine goes to the door of the doctor and the seeker of justice goes to the door of the ruler. But, the door of the Holy Prophet الله عليه وآله وسلم is that door where every seeker finds his desires fulfilled because here the seeker is not is confined. All these other doors are shut after the death of these providers but the door of the Holy Prophet will remain open for all seekers at all times, because even on the Day of Judgement everybody would be begging for intercession of the Holy Prophetصلى الله عليه وآله وسلم Here, there is no restriction of time as well. Just as a kind father becomes happy at seeing the doors of his son open to the poor and needy. Allah Almighty too is happy to see that there should be a multitude of beggars at the door of His Beloved.
From the word "seeker" emerge a few issues:
1. It is permissible to seek all types of worldly and religious bounties from the Holy Prophet. O Prophet! Grant me Paradise, children, faith, safety from Hell, etc. because Allah Almighty has declared the world as the seeker from the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم- For this reason the Noble Companions had sought cure, Paradise, children from the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم. Animals too had lodged their complaints and sought his help.
2. That Allah Almighty had filled the treasures of the Holy Prophet وصلى الله عليه وآله وسلم otherwise He would not have sent the seekers there. Says Allah Almighty: "And if they do injustice unto their souls, then O Beloved! They should come to you and then beg for forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger" (S4:V164).
3. It is permissible to seek from the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم from every place Presenting oneself for this purpose in Madina Shareef is not a condition or restriction.
4. That the teacher should scold or chide the students, the Sheikh should not chide the true sincere disciple, the wealthy should not chide the beggar as all these are seekers. Sometimes a pious person appears in the guise of a beggar - who comes to our door to test us.
The tafsir of Surah Ad-Duha verse 9 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ad-Duha ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 11.
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